John Arnold<p>_The Evening Post_, 25 March 1924:<br> HEAVY CATCHES OF FISH<br> While the question of a regular and plentiful supply of fish is engaging attention of scientific and commercial men, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Wellington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wellington</span></a> harbour as a fishing ground furnishes food for thought. On Tuesday last a party of three, fishing from a small boat, landed a catch weighing approximately 2 cwt. [ca. 100kg]. Last Saturday the same party, augmented by three additional fishermen, landed a great haul. The catch for the two days was 70 moki, 220 terakihi, and several fine schnapper [snapper], all caught on hand lines. The weight of the total catch was quite 5½ cwt. [280kg]. In the local market it would have realised a good round sum. The party distributed its catch to friends, after satisfying its own needs. Other amateur parties are also reporting large catches. These large hauls are being taken over the ground now being dredged. The buckets stirring up the bottom evidently release large supplies of feed, attracting moki, schnapper [snapper], and other fish. Usually good as the fishing in the harbour may now be, it is not generally so abundant as in former years.<br><a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250325.2.142" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news</span><span class="invisible">papers/EP19250325.2.142</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PapersPast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PapersPast</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fishing</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Angling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Angling</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WellingtonHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WellingtonHarbour</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a></p>